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grandfatherless

grandfatherless adjective: without a grandfather.

Adjective

grandfatherless (not comparable)

  1. Without a grandfather.

Origin of grandfatherless

From Middle English grauntfaderles, equivalent to grandfather + -less.

Words formed from grandfatherless

Questions about grandfatherless

What does grandfatherless mean?
Grandfatherless means without a grandfather.
What part of speech is grandfatherless?
Grandfatherless is an adjective.

Words near grandfatherless in the dictionary

  1. grandfathering
  2. grandfathering in
  3. grandfatherings
  4. grandfatherish
  5. grandfatherism
  6. grandfatherless
  7. grandfatherlessness
  8. grandfatherliness
  9. grandfatherly
  10. grandfathers
  11. grandfathers in

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